Carnet de Voyage by Craig Thompson

Carnet de Voyage by Craig Thompson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another very good graphic novel from one of my favorite author ever; I would love to travel now, just to be able to draw a carnet de voyage like this one....

Un'altra graphic novel molto bella da uno dei miei autori preferiti; adesso vorrei proprio partire per riuscire ad avere un carnet de voyage proprio come questo....

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A Motor-Flight through France by Edith Wharton

A Motor-Flight through France by Edith Wharton

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I found this delicious volume hidden away in a bookstore and I was in awe because of the fonts, the pages and most of all the pictures. A wonderful travel trough france where the words of the author, even if ripetitive I have to say, shows you a world that's not there anymore.

Ho trovato questo delizioso volume nascosto in una libreria e me ne sono innamorata subito per tanti motivi: il carattere utilizzato, la spaziatura, i margini e soprattutto le foto. Un fantastico viaggio attraverso una Francia che non c'é piú accompagnati dalle parole di una grande autrice, vale proprio la pena.

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Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto

Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Interesting and well written and not even boring in the historical parts! I liked this book a lot, I'm just sorry that I read it till the end when we were already back from Amsterdam, I would have loved to see many more places now that I knew their story!

Interessante e ben scritto e neanche troppo noioso nelle parti di storia! Questo libro mi é piaciuto parecchio, mi é dispiaciuto solo che l'ho finito quando ormai eravamo giá andati via da Amsterdam, perché avrei voluto vedere tante altre cose dopo averlo letto!

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked this book a lot, even if she was so naive that as a former boy scout I kept on reading just because I was sure she was not death (as she wrote this memoir), but still it was really scary all the many ways she was not ready for this journey. But she did it, and mostly out of sheer determination, so, in a way I envied her because it really takes a strong woman to do that. Go Cheryl, you are an example!

Mi è piaciuto parecchio questo libro, anche se come ex boy scout, tutti i modi in cui lei non era assolutamente pronta per questo viaggio mi hanno quasi terrorizzato, ho continuato a leggere solo perché, con il libro tra le mani ero sicura che non fosse morta...Ma ce l'ha fatta, e la maggior parte guidata solo da una determinazione piú o meno assoluta e ci vuole una donna forte per fare quello che ha fatto lei. Vai Cheryl, sei un esempio!

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